Curriculums & Virtual Learning
Educating Coloradans about American Indian History and the Tribes who call Colorado Home is integral to our mission.
Primary and Secondary School Curriculums
PSL’s curriculums present Native American history in a factual, inquiry-based way, fostering critical thinking and emotional reflection. It was well-received by non-Native students, engaging them in advocacy and allyship. Both parents and teachers praised its impact, with students showing strong emotional and intellectual connections to the material. The curriculum has been recommended by BVSD and is under review by SVVSD.
Elementary Curriculum
The elementary school curriculum is designed for younger students (grades roughly equivalent to 1–5) and focuses on Native history, culture, land, and the effects of U.S. government policy in a thoughtful and developmentally appropriate way.
Middle School Curriculum
The middle school curriculum introduces students to Native history through inquiry-based lessons that explore treaties, sovereignty, and the impacts of U.S. policies on Native Nations, building critical thinking and historical understanding.
High School Curriculum
The high school curriculum deepens historical analysis by examining federal Indian policy, Indigenous sovereignty, and contemporary Native issues, encouraging students to connect past events to present-day civic and social realities.
PSL Webinars and Lectures
Reckoning & Reconciliation on the Great Plains
Rick Williams: The Iniquitous History of the Fort Wise Treaty of 1861 – Colorado’s Efforts Toward Reconciliation
This presentation will provide the truth behind the theft of 53 million acres of land during a time when fraud within the Indian Bureau was nefarious. The details and background of the 1861 Treaty of Fort Wise with the Cheyenne and Arapaho people reveal one of the most sordid examples of fraud ever in Indian Country.